#CEF2E2
Pale Mint · very light cool green
About #CEF2E2
#CEF2E2 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 95% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Mint (ΔE 3.4); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F2CEDE — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CEF2E2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.42:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CEF2E2
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CEF2E2?
#CEF2E2 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 95% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CEF2E2?
Use black text. Black on #CEF2E2 has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CEF2E2?
Its complementary colour is #F2CEDE, and analogous partners are #CEF2D0 and #CEF0F2.